Am Mittwoch, 9. August 2006 11:28 schrieb Richard Meek:
> > No problem, if you have a local server runing and willing to
> > download the isos.
> >
> > If both premises can be fullfilled, ask back..
> >
> > Pete
>
> Hi Pete,
>
> I didn't see any response from the OP (I may have missed it though :(
> ), but I'm keen to try again for a network install. I have a number
> of machines available to act as server, mainly running recent SuSE /
> openSuSE Linux. The main machine offers NFS and Samba shares already.
>
> I've tried several times in the past to use network install - I think
> the most recent was for 10.0 - and every time it's gone pear shaped.
>
> I'd appreciate any advice or pointers?

Well, I do it most of the time when it comes to installing SuSE.
OTOH, I really prefer diskless setups, where
- installation happens once on the server
- add the client to the pool
- been done
But that's different story...

Here's, what I do at a quick glance:
* loop mount all isos, and copy the files:
cp -a /mnt/* /srv/suse/10.2/cd{1..5}
alternatively download and use the inst-source tree directly (you may
need to adjust some paths accordingly)

* mkdir /tftpboot (or symlink)

* cp /usr/lib/grub/pxegrub /tftpboot
I use grub to netboot my systems, but there are some alternatives
Most important: your NIC is supported by grub (e.g. I've patches for
newer, but possibly not newest e1000)